Regality Reˇgal"iˇty noun [ Late Latin regalitas , from Latin regalis regal, royal. See Regal , and confer Royality .]

1. Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.

[ Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie .

Spenser.

He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality .

Bacon.

2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [ Obsolete]

Regally Re"galˇly adverb In a regal or royal manner.

Regard Reˇgard" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Regarded ; present participle & verbal noun Regarding .] [ French regarder ; prefix re- re + garder to guard, heed, keep. See Guard , and confer Reward .] 1. To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

Your niece regards me with an eye of favor.

Shak.

2. Hence, to look or front toward; to face. [ Obsolete]

It is peninsula which regardeth the mainland.

Sandys.

That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the ass...ent of a hill, flanked with wood and regarding the river.

Evelyn.

3. To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay attention to; to notice or remark particularly.

If much you note him,
You offened him; . . . feed, and regard him not.

Shak.

4. To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy.

5. To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward; as, to regard one with favor or dislike.

His associates seem to have regarded him with kindness.

Macaulay.

6. To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.

He that regardeth thae day, regardeth it into the LOrd.

Rom. xiv. 6.

Here's Beaufort, that regards nor God nor king.

Shak.

7. To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact or condition. "Nether regarding that she is my child, nor fearing me as if II were her father." Shak.

8. To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you as regards this or that.

Syn. -- To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect; esteem; estimate; value. See Attend .

Regard Reˇgard" intransitive verb To look attentively; to consider; to notice. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Regard Reˇgard" noun [ French regard See Regard , transitive verb ] 1. A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.

But her, with stern regard , he thus repelled.

Milton.

2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest; observation; heed; notice.

Full many a lady
I have eyed with best regard .

Shak.

3. That view of the mind which springs from perception of value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural.

He has rendered himself worthy of their most favorable regards .

A. Smith.

Save the long-sought regards of woman, nothing is sweeter than those marks of childish preference.

Hawthorne.

4. State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise; estimation; repute; note; account.

A man of meanest regard amongst them, neither having wealth or power.

Spenser.

5. Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.

Sad pause and deep regard become the sage.

Shak.

6. Matter for consideration; account; condition. [ Obsolete] "Reason full of good regard ." Shak.

7. Respect; relation; reference.

Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue, with regard to themselves; in justice and goodness with regard to their neighbors; and piefy toward God.

I. Watts.

» The phrase in regard of was formerly used as equivalent in meaning to on account of , but in modern usage is often improperly substituted for in respect to , or in regard to . G. P. Marsh.

Change was thought necessary in regard of the injury the church did receive by a number of things then in use.

Hooker.

In regard of its security, it had a great advantage over the bandboxes.

Dickens.

8. Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [ R.]

Throw out our eyes for brave Othello,
Even till we make the main and the aërial blue
An indistinct regard .

Shak.

9. (O.Eng.Law) Supervision; inspection.

At regard of , in consideration of; in comparison with. [ Obsolete] "Bodily penance is but short and little at regard of the pains of hell." Chaucer. -- Court of regard , a forest court formerly held in England every third year for the lawing, or expeditation, of dogs, to prevent them from running after deer; -- called also survey of dogs . Blackstone.

Syn. -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; care; concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.

Regardable Reˇgard"aˇble adjective Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Regardant Reˇgard"ant (- a nt) adjective [ French regardant , from regarder . See Regard , transitive verb ] [ Written also regardant .] 1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.

[ He] turns thither his regardant eye.

Southey.

2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant .

3. (O.Eng.Law) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant .

Regarder Reˇgard"er noun 1. One who regards.

2. (Eng. Forest law) An officer appointed to supervise the forest. Cowell.

Regardful Reˇgard"ful adjective Heedful; attentive; observant. -- Re*gard"ful*ly , adverb

Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart.

South.

Syn. -- Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.

Regarding Reˇgard"ing preposition Concerning; respecting.

Regardless Reˇgard"less adjective 1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of life, consequences, dignity.

Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat.

Milton.

2. Not regarded; slighted. [ R.] Spectator.

Syn. -- Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned; inattentive; unobservant; neglectful.

-- Re*gard"less*ly , adverb -- Re*gard"less*ness , noun

Regather Reˇgath"er transitive verb To gather again.

Regatta Reˇgat"ta noun ; plural Regattas (-t...z). [ Italian regatta , regata .] Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or sailing race, or a series of such races.

Regel Re"gel noun (Astron.) See Rigel .

Regelate Re"geˇlate intransitive verb (Physics) To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, as ice.

Regelation Re`geˇla"tion noun [ Prefix re- + Latin gelatio a freezing.] (Physics) The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two pieces of ice.

» Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32... Fahrenheit, with moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a rigid mass. This is called regelation . Faraday.

Regence Re"gence noun Rule. [ Obsolete] Hudibras.

Regency Re"genˇcy noun ; plural Regencies (-s...z). [ CF. French régence , Late Latin regentia . See Regent , adjective ] 1. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.

2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government. Sir W. Temple.

3. A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from the kingdom, or other disability.

A council or regency consisting of twelve persons.

Lowth.

Regeneracy Reˇgen"erˇaˇcy noun [ See Regenerate .] The state of being regenerated. Hammond.

Regenerate Reˇgen"erˇate adjective [ Latin regeneratus , past participle of regenerare to regenerate; prefix re- re- + generare to beget. See Generate .] 1. Reproduced.

The earthly author of my blood,
Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate ,
Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up.

Shak.

2. (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart; changed from a natural to a spiritual state.

Regenerate Reˇgen"erˇate transitive verb 1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new life, strength, or vigor to.

Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.
Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads.

Blackmore.

2. (Theol.) To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to implant holy affections in the heart of.

3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.

Regenerateness Reˇgen"erˇateˇness noun The quality or state of being rgenerate.

Regeneration Reˇgen`erˇa"tion noun [ Latin regeneratio : confer French régéneration .] 1. The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.

2. (Theol.) The entering into a new spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; that change by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the opposite motives in the heart.

He saved us by the washing of regeneration , and renewing of the Holy Chost.

Tit. iii. 5.

3. (Biol.) The reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and crabs.

4. (Physiol.) (a) The reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been used up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration of the contractile substance of muscle. (b) The union of parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration of a nerve.

Regenerative Reˇgen"erˇaˇtive adjective Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; as, regenerative influences. H. Bushnell.

Regenerative furnace (Metal.) , a furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.

Regeneratively Reˇgen"erˇaˇtiveˇly adverb So as to regenerate.

Regenerator Reˇgen"erˇa`tor noun 1. One who, or that which, regenerates.

2. (Mech.) A device used in connection with hot-air engines, gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.

Regeneratory Reˇgen"erˇaˇtoˇry adjective Having power to renew; tending to reproduce; regenerating. G. S. Faber.

Regenesis Reˇgen"eˇsis noun New birth; renewal.

A continued regenesis of dissenting sects.

H. Spenser.

Regent Re"gent adjective [ Latin regens , -entis , present participle of regere to rule: confer French régent . See Regiment .] 1. Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active regent principle . . . which we call the soul." Sir M. Hale.

2. Exercising vicarious authority. Milton.

Queen regent . See under Queen , noun

Regent Re"gent noun [ French régent . See Regent , adjective ] 1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. Milton.

2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.

3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.

Regent bird (Zoology) , a beautiful Australian bower bird ( Sericulus melinus ). The male has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who was Prince Regent in the reign of George III. -- The Regents of the University of the State of New York , the members of a corporate body called the University of New York. They have a certain supervisory power over the incorporated institution for Academic and higher education in the State.

Regent diamond Re"gent di"aˇmond A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137 carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras (whence also called the Pitt diamond ), who bought it of an Indian merchant in 1701.

Regentess Re"gentˇess noun A female regent. [ R.] Cotgrave.

Regentship Re"gentˇship noun The office of a regent; regency.

Regerminate Reˇger"miˇnate intransitive verb [ Prefix re- + germinate : confer Latin regerminare .] To germinate again.

Perennial plants regerminate several years successively.

J. Lee.

Regermination Reˇger`miˇna"tion noun [ Latin regerminatio .] A germinating again or anew.

Regest Reˇgest" noun [ Latin regesta , plural: confer Old French regestes , plural See Register .] A register. [ Obsolete] Milton.

Reget Reˇget" transitive verb To get again.

Regian Re"giˇan noun [ Latin regius regal.] An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist. [ Obsolete] Fuller.

Regible Reg"iˇble adjective [ Latin regibilis , from regere to rule.] Governable; tractable. [ Obsolete]

Regicidal Reg"iˇci`dal adjective Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the nature of, or resembling, regicide. Bp. Warburton.

Regicide Reg"iˇcide noun [ French régicide ; Latin rex , regis , a king + caedere to kill. Confer Homicide .] 1. One who kills or who murders a king; specifically (Eng.Hist.) , one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to death.

2. The killing or the murder of a king.

Regidor Re`giˇdor" noun ; plural - dores . [ Spanish , from regir to rule, Latin regere .] One of a body of officers charged with the government of Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English alderman.

Régie Ré`gie" noun [ French] 1. Direct management of public finance or public works by agents of the government for government account; -- opposed to the contract system .

2. Specif.: The system of collecting taxes by officials who have either no interest or a very small interest in the proceeds, as distinguished from the ancient system of farming them out.

3. Any kind of government monopoly (tobacco, salt, etc.) used chiefly as a means of taxation. Such monopolies are largely employed in Austria, Italy, France, and Spain.

Regild Reˇgild" transitive verb To gild anew.

Régime Ré`gime" noun [ French See Regimen .] 1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system.

I dream . . . of the new régime which is to come.

H. Kingsley.

2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform régime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections.

The ancient régime , or Ancien régime [ French], the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern ; especially, the political and social system existing in France before the Revolution of 1789.

Regimen Reg"iˇmen noun [ Latin regimen , -inis , from regere to guide, to rule. See Right , and confer Regal , Régime , Regiment .] 1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. Hallam.

2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation ; esp. (Medicine) , a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene .

3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed.

Regiment Reg"iˇment (-m e nt) noun [ French régiment a regiment of men, Old French also government, Latin regimentum government, from regere to guide, rule. See Regimen .] 1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [ Obsolete] Spenser. " Regiment of health." Bacon.

But what are kings, when regiment is gone,
But perfect shadows in a sunshine day?

Marlowe.

The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment .

Hocker.

2. A region or district governed. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten.

» In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades.

Regiment of the line (Mil.) , a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [ Eng.]

Regiment Reg"iˇment transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Regimented ; present participle & verbal noun Regimenting .] To form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington.

Regiment Reg"iˇment transitive verb To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like.

The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units.

J. W. Powell.

Regimental Reg`iˇmen"tal adjective Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental officers, clothing.

Regimental school , in the British army, a school for the instruction of the private soldiers of a regiment, and their children, in the rudimentary branches of education.

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